George Washington Wilson Centre for Art and Visual Culture (GWW)

Description

The George Washington Wilson Centre for Art and Visual Culture is based in the School of Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture and the School of Divinity, History, Philosophy and Art History at the University of Aberdeen in Northeast Scotland. The Centre brings together researchers from across the University with an interest in art and visual culture broadly defined, including the visual arts, film, anthropology, music and sonification and museum studies. Its members share a common concern in investigating art and visual culture: what it is; how it functions across different times, places and contexts; how one encounters or understands it.

The Centre’s main output is the VIEW series of events, a range of activities that take place throughout the year which promote research and discussion about all things art and visual culture, including public talks and seminars, interviews and round table discussions, exhibitions, performances and workshops for all ages, including young people. The Centre also works with local and regional partners, including the Anatomy Rooms, Deveron Projects in Huntly, as well as local artists.

The Centre's mission is to showcase the visual and performing arts happening both locally and globally, placing the artistic and creative output of the Northeast of Scotland within the context of global developments in art. The aim is to provide a platform for local artists to show their work and discuss it with audiences, as well as bringing artists, researchers and practitioners in the arts from elsewhere to Aberdeen, to participate in the creative discourse of the community.

The Centre also aims to promote engagement with the University’s important photographic collections, most notably that of George Washington Wilson himself, from whom the Centre takes its name.

At the University, the Centre acts as a hub for a thriving community of researcher staff, undergraduate and postgraduate students involved in visual culture.

Offers funding

No, this infrastructure does not provide funding.

Founding year

2014

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University of Aberdeen
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